Book Review: Rebel Spring (#2 of Falling Kingdoms) by Morgan Rhodes

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“Sometimes, to regain sanity, one had to acknowledge and embrace the madness.” 

OVERALL RATING: 5.5/10

            STORY: 7/10

            CHARACTERS: 5/10

            THE FEELS: 5/ 10

            ENTERTAINMENT: 7/ 10

PLOT: 8/ 10

Synopsis: After a bloody siege, Auranos has been defeated, its young queen orphaned and dethroned. The three kingdoms—Auranos, Limeros, and Paelsia—are now unwillingly united as one country called Mytica. But the allure of ancient, dangerous magic beckons still, and with it the chance to rule not just Mytica, but the whole world over...

At the heart of the fray are four brave young people grappling for that magic and the power it promises. For Cleo, the magic would enable her to reclaim her royal seat. In Jonas's hands, it frees his nation, and in Lucia's, it fulfills the ancient prophecy of her destiny. And if the magic were Magnus's, he would finally prove his worth in the eyes of his cruel and scheming father, King Gaius, who rules Mytica with a punishing hand.

When Gaius begins to build a road into the Forbidden Mountains to physically link all of Mytica, he sparks a long-smoking fire in the hearts of the people that will forever change the face of this land. For Gaius's road is paved with blood, and its construction will have cosmic consequences.

The first book of the series was good but this one, for me failed. The first reason is that this book was too dragging that the building of the plot and the world was slow (for my standards). I found it acceptable at the beginning but as it progress it keeps of making it really hard for me to finish reading it. There were few new characters introduced but they all lack emphasis and development. The world became tasteless and very small. Reading it is like eating a sandwich with raw flour in it. It is suffocating. To make the reading experience worse, the story is very predictable and lame.  I was really disappointed on this one because I expected too much because of how I really enjoyed the first book. I am still going to read the third book though. Hoping there will be improvements.

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